LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY COLLEGES
OFFICE OF THE CHANCELLOR
ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS
REFERENCE:
Board Rules, Chap. XIII
Article 13104
ISSUE DATE:
CHANGES:
INDEX NUMBER AO-8
TOPIC:
Personnel
INITIATED BY:
Business Services
DATE OF CHANGES:
1.
Each auxiliary organization shall develop general regulations
to govern its operations, including policies and regulations
concerning the salaries, working conditions and benefits of
its employees.
2.
The aforesaid regulations shall not conflict with the
Implementing Regulations adopted by the Board of Trustees or
with these regulations.
3.
Except as otherwise provided in Board Rules XIII, the board of
directors of each auxiliary organization shall, pursuant to
Education Code Section 72672, provide salaries, working
conditions and benefits for its full-time employees that are
comparable to those provided District employees performing
substantially similar services. For those full-time employees
who perform services that are not substantially similar to the
services performed by District employees, the salaries
established shall be comparable to the salaries prevailing in
other educational institutions in the area or commercial
operations of like nature in the area.
4.
Regular District employees may be employed by the Auxiliary
Organization. District employees must resign or request a
personal leave of absence from the District in order to accept
employment with the Auxiliary Organizations. Personal leaves
of absence are granted as follows:
a.
Certificated management employees may be granted a
personal leave of absence for two (2) semesters and may
be extended to a maximum of ten (10) consecutive
semesters. (Personnel Guide B422)
b.
Classified management employees may be granted a personal
leave of absence for up to one (1) year. This leave may
not be extended beyond one year without the employee
first having returned to active duty. (Personnel
Commission Rule 803)
c.
Certificated (faculty) employees may be granted a
personal leave of absence for two (2) semesters. The
leave may be extended for not more than six consecutive
semesters. (AFT Collective Bargaining Contract)
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5.
Classified employees may be granted a personal leave of
absence for up to one (1) year. This leave may not be
extended beyond one year without the employee first
having returned to active duty. (Personnel Commission
Rule 803)
The board of directors of each auxiliary organization may
provide retirement benefits different from those provided
comparable District employees and may withhold retirement
benefits or permanent status benefits or both from temporary
employees. For the purposes of this Rule, a temporary
employee is:
a.
An employee employed for a specific research project,
workshop, institute or other special project funded by
any grant, contract of gift; or
b.
An employee whose contract of employment is for a fixed
term not exceeding three years.
6.
The board of directors of each auxiliary organization may
withhold permanent status benefits from executive employees.
For the purpose of this Rule, an executive employee is any
management employee with responsibility for the development
and execution of the auxiliary organization’s policies and
includes, but is not limited to, general managers, managers,
directors and the like, as determined by the board of
directors of each auxiliary organization.
7.
Should retirement benefits be provided, they may but need not
be provided by the Public Employees’ Retirement System. Any
newly created auxiliary organization is exempted from the
requirement of providing retirement benefits for a period not
to exceed three years form the date on which the Board of
Trustees recognizes the establishment of such auxiliary
organization.
8.
An auxiliary organization may contract with the District for
the services of a District employee and reimburse the District
for that portion of the employee’s full-time assignment (and
corresponding benefits) which is spent in providing said
services.
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